Lenore Adele Westrate
Aug 14, 2022
Lenore Adele Westrate, 93, of Mears, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. She was born October 13, 1928, in Rifle, Colorado, the daughter of Leonard and Elsa (Fredin) Peterson.
Lenore was outstanding in all of her ways. She was fully devoted to God and her family. She was...
Larry Ray Bailey
Aug 13, 2022
Larry Ray Bailey, 76, passed away in his sleep, on August 13, 2022, from dementia.
Larry graduated from Hart High School and Ferris State University. He also served in the US Army from 1966-1969. Following his military service, Larry worked for the State of Michigan, designing bridges for the Department of Transportation.
Larry is survived...
Georgene Carrol Weber
Aug 11, 2022
Thursday, August 11th, of 2022 at 8:40p.m., Georgene C. Weber was welcomed into the most glorious garden. She was met by her daughter, Kim, and her parents, Robert and Evelyn, who preceded her in death. Born a Saxton, Georgene's story began at Munson Hospital in Traverse City, Michigan, on August 18 th , 1935. Georgene grew up with her...
Anton Stanley Trubiroha
Aug 10, 2022
Anton (Tony) Stanley Trubiroha was born in Chicago on December 18, 1925, to parents Mary and Joseph Trubiroha. He was one of 15 children and was the last surviving member of his family. He is survived by his loving wife, Judith Trubiroha, of 47 years of marriage.
He entered the U.S. Navy as a young man and...
Francis Augustus Darling
Aug 10, 2022
Francis Augustus Darling, 87, of Mears, passed away, Wednesday, August 10, 2022. He was born August 17, 1934, the son of Russell and Crysta (Oles) Darling.
Frank was a farmer and truck driver for many years. He was very active and quite the daredevil. Frank enjoyed being outside, especially riding his snowmobiles, dirt bike, and horses in...
James Alan Cardoza
Aug 10, 2022
James Alan Cardoza passed away on August 10, 2022, after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family. He passed at cocktail hour, which was his favorite time of day to enjoy a glass of scotch, listen to some jazz, and play a game of cards. His family was able to properly toast him by sharing in a bottle...
Arlie Alfred Fredrickson
Aug 10, 2022
Arlie Alfred Fredrickson, age 70 of Manistee Michigan, went to be with his Lord on August 10, 2022, four days before his 71 st birthday, less than three weeks after discovering kidney cancer. He was born to Arnold and Dorothy Fredrickson on August 14, 1951.
Arlie graduated from Manistee High School...
Michael Louis Newman
Aug 10, 2022
Michael Louis Newman, 46, of Kingsley, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022. He was born May 19, 1976, in Traverse City, the son of Michael and Joyce (Weber) Newman.
Michael attended Traverse City schools for a period, but graduated from Kingsley High School in 1994. He was an amazing artist, enjoyed weaving baskets, and even made a...
Henry Mickle Brandel
Aug 8, 2022
Henry Mickle Brandel, 89, of Muskegon, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on August 8, 2022, with his loving wife by his side. Henry was born August 15, 1932, in Wisconsin, and later moved to Michigan after serving in the Korean Conflict. In Muskegon, he was employed at CWC in the Machine Repairs Department from which he retired from...
Juanita Mary Nelson
Aug 7, 2022
Juanita Mary Campbell Nelson peacefully left this world on August 7, 2022, to move on to the next. She was born October 18, 1923, in Ludington, the daughter of William and Stella (Organ) Campbell.
She lived a meaningful and purposeful life rooted in the community of Ludington, Michigan for more than 98 years.
She was...
John Richard Carney
Aug 5, 2022
John Richard Carney MD died on Friday, August 5, 2022, of natural causes at the age of 100. He was the son of Professor Robert J. Carney and Frances Sweet (Gibson) Carney. He was born in Ann Arbor on August 18, 1921, and was a graduate of Ann Arbor High School in the class of 1945. During medical school...
Mary Ann Andersen
Aug 4, 2022
Mary Ann Andersen, age 92, of Victory Township, passed away peacefully at the family farm surrounded by her loved ones on August 4th, 2022. Mary Ann was born on February 10th, 1930, in Manistee, Michigan, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Mazur) Kubanek. She was a member of the first graduating class of St. Joseph's High School in 1947....
Michael Durner
Aug 2, 2022
Michael Durner, 72 of Traverse City died Tuesday August 2, 2022 at his home.
A full obituary will be posted soon.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Covell-Traverse City Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
www.beaconfh.com
Ruth Hanna Watkins
Aug 1, 2022
Ruth Hanna Watkins, 94, passed away August 1, 2022, at her home in Pentwater. She was born October 15, 1927, in Oblong, Illinois, to Ovid Price and Della (Immel) Turnipseed.
Ruth was raised on a family farm outside of Oblong, attending a one-room schoolhouse through 8th grade and graduating from Oblong High School. Immediately after graduation, she...
Robert "Bob" Donald Cloutier
Jul 31, 2022
Robert "Bob" Donald Cloutier, 85, of Ludington, died Sunday, July 31, 2022, at home. He was born August 17, 1936, in Harbor Beach, Michigan, the son of Alex and Lillian (Cray) Cloutier.
Bob worked as a service tech in propane distribution for over 30 years until retiring in 1998. In his spare time, Bob was an avid...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Avery Jr.
Jul 30, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Edward Avery Jr was born into eternal life July 30, 2022 after valiantly fighting cancer.
Chuck was born to Charles Edward and Lillian Joan (Gildner) Avery on November 12, 1961 in Traverse City. He grew up in Mancelona and graduated an Ironman in 1979. He attended Northwestern Michigan College earning an Associate's Degree in Petroleum...
Roberta Lynn Miel
Jul 30, 2022
2/11/1940 - 7/30/2022
Roberta Miel, age 82, of Whitehall, previously of Hesperia, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022. She retired from Gerber Products Company as an IT Help Desk Tech.
She loved to travel the country. She enjoyed reading, knitting, playing bingo with friends, and working in her yard. Most of all, she was...
Awilda Whitehill
Jul 29, 2022
Awilda Ruthann Whitehill, 67, of Grand Rapids, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022. She was born September 22, 1954, the daughter of Charles and Evelyn (Clark) Whitehill.
Awilda attended Randall School (K – 6) now in Hart Historical District, then attended Hart High ISD (7 - 12). She enjoyed school and continued her education by attending Michigan...
Steven Lyle Heitz
Jul 28, 2022
Steven "Kono" Lyle Heitz, 60, of Ludington went home to be with the Father on July 28, 2022. Despite the health issues Steve endured, his faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ never wavered and many drew strength from this.
Steve was born December 19, 1961, in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated in 1980 from Birmingham High...
Elizabeth Chew Siebenthaler
Jul 28, 2022
Elizabeth "Betty" Chew Siebenthaler of Kewadin, Michigan, formerly of Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, Florida and Dayton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home on beautiful Torch Lake on July 28, 2022 at the age of 103. Betty was born on October 23, 1918 to the late James A. Chew and Jessie B. Chew in Xenia, Ohio. Betty graduated from...
